Biography

 

 

Text Box: Tidewater Art Studio
 
                                  marine  sculpture by 
                                      Dennis Drechsler
                                     
                                              
                                                                 

                                                                        

 
 Dennis Drechsler   has won numerous awards for his realistic portrayals of Cetaceans, including six Best in Show awards as well as a First in Aquatic Vertebrates at the 2000 Ward World Championship Carving Competition. He is a qualified PNC (Pacific Northwest Carvers Council) carving judge and is on the planning committee for the annual Brant Wildlife Festival Woodcarving Competition, held every April in Parksville, BC. He and his wife Barbara live in Victoria BC on Vancouver Island.
 
 
Shuswap School of Woodcarving
Walrus Carving Class
September 2006

(see the side panel for information on 2007 classes)